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libstb — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43898

Nothings stb 2.28 was discovered to contain a Null Pointer Dereference via the function stbi__convert_format. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted pic file.

Products
libstb
Affected versions
0.0~git20220908.8b5f1f3+ds-1, 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1, 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.1, 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.1~exp1, 0.0~git20230129.5736b15+ds-1.2, 0.0~git20240715.f7f20f39fe4f+ds-1, 0.0~git20241109.5c20573+ds-1, 0.0~git20250907.fede005+ds-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2023-43898
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:10 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43898

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Oct 2023, 21:15 UTC

Nothings stb 2.28 was discovered to contain a Null Pointer Dereference via the function stbi__convert_format. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted pic file.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-43898

libstb

Fixed versions: Not specified

libstb

Fixed versions: Not specified

libstb

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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